Edinburgh Castle, Boundary Stone Number 5
Boundary Stone (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh Castle, Boundary Stone Number 5
Classification Boundary Stone (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Princes Street Gardens
Canmore ID 350189
Site Number NT27SE 6213
NGR NT 25142 73678
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/350189
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Field Visit (2 February 2016)
This boundary stone, which marked part of the northern boundary of the War Department property around Edinburgh Castle, is situated in Princes Street Gardens, immediately north of the railway line. It is a rectangular sandstone block measuring 0.3m by 0.22m and 0.1m in height. On its upper surface, which is slightly rounded from front to rear, there is the incised inscription ‘Nº V’ and the date ‘1860’.
Visited by HES, Survey and Recording (JRS) 24 February 2016.
